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Plastic ‘nanoparticles’ can pass from pregnant mothers to fetuses, rat study shows

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Tiny plastic particles have been discovered in the organs of unborn baby rats, the first time microplastics have been seen to cross the placenta in live mammals. Researchers found the particles inhaled by the mother travelled across the placenta and into the developing lungs, brain and heart of the foetus.  The study also revealed that … Read more

Plastic ‘nanoparticles’ can pass from pregnant mothers to fetuses, rat study shows

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Tiny ‘nanoparticles’ of plastic that drift around every surface and substance of our world can pass from a mother’s body to her fetus’s brain, heart or lungs, a new study in rats suggests.  We don’t know exactly how these tiny bits of trash affect human health, but we do know that humans ingest and inhale … Read more

Students at University of Manchester pass vote of no confidence in vice-chancellor

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Students at University of Manchester pass vote of no confidence in vice-chancellor Dame Nancy Rothwell amid fury over her handling of pandemic at institution Dame Nancy Rothwell faced opposition over university’s handling of pandemic Some 89 per cent of those who took part in a referendum voted ‘no confidence’  Vote is non-binding but it will … Read more

Roy Greenslade boasted how he put on Irish accent to pass details on to a reporter on his own paper

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How former editor Roy Greenslade boasted how he did ‘my little bit to get at the truth’ by putting on Irish accent to pass details from a Republican contact to a reporter on his own paper Ex-Fleet Street editor Roy Greenslade phoned one of his reporters in Irish accent He described the phone call to colleague … Read more

Roy Greenslade boasted how he put on Irish accent to pass details on to a reporter on his own paper

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How former editor Roy Greenslade boasted how he did ‘my little bit to get at the truth’ by putting on Irish accent to pass details from a Republican contact to a reporter on his own paper Ex-Fleet Street editor Roy Greenslade phoned one of his reporters in Irish accent He described the phone call to colleague … Read more

Covid: Vaccinated people are 30% less likely to pass on virus after their first dose, study suggests

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Vaccinated people are 30 per cent less likely to pass on Covid after their first dose and less than half as likely to after two doses, a study has suggested.  A study of 300,000 NHS staff in Scotland found it became significantly less likely that someone living with a health worker would test positive if … Read more

Chinese zoo ‘tries to pass off DOG as a wolf’ after workers claim wild beast ‘died of old age’ 

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Chinese zoo ‘tries to pass off DOG as a wolf’ after workers claim wild beast ‘died of old age’ Rottweiler is seen lying in ‘wolf’ enclosure at Xiangwushan Zoo in central China Zoo visitor Mr Xu posted the short video with the caption: ‘Woof! Are you a wolf?’ The video has reignited debate over the morality of … Read more

Chinese zoo ‘tries to pass off DOG as a wolf’ after workers claim wild beast ‘died of old age’ 

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Chinese zoo ‘tries to pass off DOG as a wolf’ after workers claim wild beast ‘died of old age’ Rottweiler is seen lying in ‘wolf’ enclosure at Xiangwushan Zoo in central China Zoo visitor Mr Xu posted the short video with the caption: ‘Woof! Are you a wolf?’ The video has reignited debate over the morality of … Read more

Cuttlefish ‘delay gratification’ and pass the ‘marshmallow test’ in US experiments

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In an amazing show of self-control, cuttlefish can resist the impulse to eat a morsel of food if it means getting to eat two morsels later on, a new study shows.  In experiments, the marine molluscs passed a variation of the ‘marshmallow test’ – originally used in the 1970s to measure a child’s ability to … Read more